Chemistry:Hexabromoethane

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Hexabromoethane
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Names
Other names
perbromoethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
C2Br6
Molar mass 503.446 g·mol−1
Appearance yellowish crystals
Boiling point 210-215°C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexabromoethane (HBE, Perbromoethane) is a perbromocarbon with the chemical formula C
2
Br
6
. It is a yellowish white crystalline solid.[1] It decomposes to tetrabromoethylene upon heating.[2] Like many other halocarbons, HBE decomposes when exposed to radiation.[3]

See also

References



  1. Holloway, M. D., Holloway, E. (2020). Dictionary of Industrial Terminology.
  2. Nefedov, OM; Maltsev, AK; Svyatkin, VA (1976),Direct spectroscopic study of the mechanism of thermal decomposition of hexahaloethanes and their silicon and germanium analogs using matrix isolation, Seriya Khimicheskaya
  3. Iyer, RM; Willard, JE, (1967) Production and Annealing of Br2 in the Radiolysis of Polycrystalline C2Br6: An In Situ Determination, The Journal of Chemical Physics. 46 (9): 3501–3506.